Houston American Energy (HUSA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Houston American Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 317,500 shares of HUSA short. 2.87% of Houston American Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Houston American Energy's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Houston American Energy: Group One Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 2.87% of Houston American Energy's floating shares are currently sold short.

Houston American Energy saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 317,500 shares, an increase of 94.2% from the previous total of 163,500 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

2.87% of Houston American Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "petroleum and natural gas" compare to Houston American Energy: Precision Drilling Corporation (2.65%), TXO Partners LP (2.00%), Diversified Energy Company PLC (4.36%), Borr Drilling Limited (8.74%), Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. (4.68%), Vital Energy, Inc. (19.86%), ProFrac Holding Corp. (1.37%), Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. (5.54%), Core Laboratories Inc. (17.94%), ProPetro Holding Corp. (15.08%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HUSA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Houston American Energy as its price is falling. HUSA shares are trading up $0.14 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Houston American Energy occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of HUSA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including HUSA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.